De Gea's contract with United expires next summer but it is understood talks on a new deal are ongoing, and Lingard hopes the 28-year-old extends his stay at Old Trafford.

He added: 'He's one of the best keepers in the world, if not the best.

'We want him to stay. Having a keeper like that gives you extra confidence. He's a great goalkeeper.'

The three points at Spurs sends Solskjaer into United history books as the only manager to win his first six games and now the top four does not look out of the equation as they are just six points behind Chelsea.

Lingard said it was important to keep the momentum going as United's players continue to love life under the Norwegian.

'It's a massive win,' he said. 'It keeps the confidence going and we focus on the next game.

'It was always going to be a test. We knew that from the beginning.

Romelu Lukaku shared this cartoon of David de Gea following Sunday's win at Wembley

'We put them on the back foot from the off and hopefully in the future we can start the second half like that as well.

'For us now we've got to keep looking forward. We've got another game against Brighton on Saturday and we need three points. We'll see where we are at the end of the season.

'We're very organised. We want to attack, we want to make those runs forward.

'The midfielders are running forward and we're putting other teams under pressure. It's working and we need to carry it on.'